Tag: rejuvenate

"Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.” ~ Ashleigh Brilliant

I have always been restless and prone to being busy. I love my work and have for so long confused who I am with what I do that most days I find myself doing it from dawn until late into the night. Consequently, it has taken me years to learn the true value of rest. In this way, I am also a perfect product of a culture that encourages rushing, celebrates the frenzy of the chase and equates resting with laziness. It has taken me decades to understand that rest is not the opposite of effort, rather it is the source, the nourishment, the energetic food for all that we aspire to accomplish.

In today’s fast-paced environment where commitments to a partner can come and go in a "Tinder" moment—where marriages are considered long-term if they last a mere 10 years—it is often hard to believe or experience a love affair over decades. That said, such was the case with Barbara and President George Herbert Walker Bush, Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth, George Burns and Gracie Allen (comedy couple of the 50s), and Steve Allen (same time period with a variety/talk show) and his wife, Hollywood TV/Movie star, Jayne Meadows. And, there also was Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward who were married for 50 years.   Some of today’s long-term couples include Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgewick, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Sharon Osborne and her renegade husband, Ozzie … Keith Richards and Patty Hanson. Of course, there are many others, most not celebrities, that are moving into the golden years of their marriages. They could be your next-door neighbors or maybe you, and your significant other.

From the cells in your calf muscles to your brain neurons, the same holds true: you use up energy and then you need to refuel. How? You stop, rest, and nourish yourself.

We don’t push ourselves to workout after running a marathon, and yet we often overlook our need for soul recovery.

Just like the heart, the brain gets fatigued from too much time-on-task. "If you overtax your heart, the next thing you need to do is relax, or you'll die," says Jeff Stibel, CEO of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. and author of "Wired for Thought," among other books. "The same thing is true of the brain.

Do you remember why you married your spouse? Do you remember the excitement and the joy 12 years and three kids later? One meaningful way you can is by renewing your vows.

Why on earth would you go to such trouble? There are many reasons. Do you ever feel significantly uplifted when you attend a wedding that is particularly meaningful or the couple just seems to have a great connection? Do you remember how your parents were on cloud nine after your wedding?